Notes: Lima time could come Sunday  —  Veteran righty may get call from Minors to start for Maine  —  NEW YORK — John Maine had just finished his bullpen session Friday when, clearly frustrated, the right-hander threw his cap into his locker.  —  The Mets announced that Maine has been suffering …

A Royal blush  —  Jenks blows save, Sox lose 3rd to MLB's worst team  —  There's such a thing as home-field advantage and then there's what the White Sox had Friday night.  Oddsmakers would call it about as sure a thing as you can have.  —  Not only had the Sox won more home games, 11 …

San Francisco Bray  —  Bonds Gets an Earful and an Eyeful, but It's the Phillies Who Make the Real News  —  POLICE OFFICERS, security officials, and television news crews saturated Citizens Bank Park last night, and while the expected abuse of Barry Bonds rained down all night long, there were plenty of surprises that deserve mention.

Brains and brawn  —  Loretta's bunt sets up Ortiz to do damage  —  When Mark Loretta stepped to the plate in the sixth inning last night with two outs, two runners on base, and the game tied, he had no idea that what he was about to do had been done last summer, also by the No. 2 hitter …

Notes: Guzman elects to end season  —  After surgery, shortstop should be ready for 2007 return  —  WASHINGTON — Shortstop Cristian Guzman was scheduled to have an infield session and test his injured right shoulder in front of manager Frank Robinson and general manager Jim Bowden on Friday afternoon …

A-Rod bumped from cleanup spot  —  ARLINGTON - Alex Rodriguez was moved out of the cleanup spot last night but it wasn't a demotion; it was more like an accident.  —  As Joe Torre and bench coach Lee Mazzilli were discussing potential lineups before the game, Torre told Mazzilli …

Angels pitching staff roughed up  —  Santana allows six runs, nine hits over four-plus frames  —  TORONTO — Few things went right for the Angels on Friday.  —  Their starting pitcher struggled while the offense continued to exhibit signs of basic malaise.

Familiar faces rejoin lineup  —  OAKLAND - How nice for the Devil Rays they finally got a chance to add instead of subtract.  —  Shortstop Julio Lugo, who hadn't played since the opener because of a strained intercostal muscle, and third baseman Aubrey Huff, out since April 12 with a sprained left knee, returned to the lineup Friday.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!  —  I walked into the vending-machine room here at work early this morning, and some of the crew that comes in to clean the building were watching CSN's replay of last night's game during their break time.  —  I looked up at the TV and saw that the tape was in the 9th inning, 0-0 score.

Quick return for Rangers' Wilkerson  —  Wilkerson plays a day after running into wall, bruising his shoulder  —  ARLINGTON - Outfielder Brad Wilkerson, who crashed into the left-field wall Thursday, said his concussion symptoms faded by early Friday.  Wilkerson, who left Thursday's game early, was back in the lineup.

IRL Race Is Out of the Running  —  The Indy Racing League won't be racing at Dodger Stadium, at least for now.  —  In searching for a location to return to Southern California, IRL officials met with the Dodgers about a race in the parking lot at Dodger Stadium.

Kendall suspended, Lackey fined … NEW YORK — As expected, Oakland Athletics catcher Jason Kendall's decision to charge the mound on Tuesday proved costly.  —  Major League Baseball on Friday handed Kendall a four-game suspension and fined him an undisclosed amount for charging Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim pitcher John Lackey.